Category: Wired

US Investment in Spyware Is Skyrocketing
10
Sep
2025

US Investment in Spyware Is Skyrocketing

The report highlights the central role that these resellers and brokers play, stating that it is “a notably under-researched set…

Cindy Cohn Is Leaving the EFF, but Not the Fight for Digital Rights
10
Sep
2025

Cindy Cohn Is Leaving the EFF, but Not the Fight for Digital Rights

After a quarter century defending digital rights, Cindy Cohn announced on Tuesday that she is stepping down as executive director…

A New Platform Is Launching to Protect Public Servants From an Angry Mob
09
Sep
2025

A New Platform Is Launching to Protect Public Servants From an Angry Mob

A first-of-its-kind marketplace rolled out on Tuesday offering free and discounted privacy and security services to America’s 23 million current…

Massive Leak Shows How a Chinese Company Is Exporting the Great Firewall to the World
09
Sep
2025

Massive Leak Shows How a Chinese Company Is Exporting the Great Firewall to the World

A leak of more than 100,000 documents shows that a little-known Chinese company has been quietly selling censorship systems seemingly…

ICE Has Spyware Now | WIRED
06
Sep
2025

ICE Has Spyware Now | WIRED

The Biden administration considered spyware used to hack phones controversial enough that it was tightly restricted for US government use…

Defense Department Scrambles to Pretend It’s Called the War Department
06
Sep
2025

Defense Department Scrambles to Pretend It’s Called the War Department

The Pentagon’s website and social media channels were overhauled Friday at President Donald Trump’s behest to reflect the United States…

US Congressman’s Brother Lands No-Bid Contract to Train DHS Snipers
04
Sep
2025

US Congressman’s Brother Lands No-Bid Contract to Train DHS Snipers

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) this month quietly awarded a $30,000 no-bid contract for sniper and combat training…

Automated Sextortion Spyware Takes Webcam Pics of Victims Watching Porn
04
Sep
2025

Automated Sextortion Spyware Takes Webcam Pics of Victims Watching Porn

Sextortion-based hacking, which hijacks a victim’s webcam or blackmails them with nudes they’re tricked or coerced into sharing, has long…

What Is a Passkey? Here’s How to Set Up and Use Them (2025)
03
Sep
2025

What Is a Passkey? Here’s How to Set Up and Use Them (2025)

With a password, there’s a ton of room for an attacker to potentially steal your password. Data breaches might expose…

No, Trump Can’t Legally Federalize US Elections
02
Sep
2025

No, Trump Can’t Legally Federalize US Elections

With the Trump administration assaulting both the spirit and the letter of the United States Constitution on multiple fronts, President…

China Is About to Show Off Its New High-Tech Weapons to the World
01
Sep
2025

China Is About to Show Off Its New High-Tech Weapons to the World

China is preparing for one of the most anticipated and politically charged military events in recent years. On September 3,…

DOGE Put Everyone’s Social Security Data at Risk, Whistleblower Claims
30
Aug
2025

DOGE Put Everyone’s Social Security Data at Risk, Whistleblower Claims

As students returned to school this week, WIRED spoke to a self-proclaimed leader of a violent online group known as…